SBIR DAF26BZ02-DV010 (Air Force): Production of a High Purity Ceramic Powder
U.S. Department of Defense — Air Force
Who can apply
Small Business. Startup
About this opportunity
Air Force SBIR topic — under DoW SBIR 2026 BAA (Solicitation 26.BZ, Release 2) — Accepting submissions 2026-05-27 to 2026-06-24. Objective: The topic seeks to enable the scale up for the production of a ceramic powder with a production rate of at least one (1) metric ton per year. The powder composition to be specified by the Air Force must retain a high level of homogeneity and purity. Description: The Air Force has developed a route to a ceramic powder of interest. The Air Force has demonstrated within its laboratories that the process can be scaled to 1 kg batches. Quality control for powder production has been established via ICP-OES/ICP-MS, XRD, SEM cross section of powder green bodies, and TEM with EDS analysis. ICP has been used to analyze for trace impurities and stoichiometric pur...